High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-0238
CVE-2020-0238
Description
In updatePreferenceIntents of AccountTypePreferenceLoader, there is a possible confused deputy attack due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and launching privileged activities with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-150946634
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Affected products
2- Android/Androiddescription
Patches
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References
1- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01nvdVendor Advisory
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